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Download Solution PDFFor the political education of the people at the local level, who brought the resolution on local self-government?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Lord Ripon.Key Points
- Lord Ripon brought the resolution on local self-government in India in 1882.
- This resolution is also known as the Ripon Resolution or the Resolution on Local Self-Government.
- This resolution aimed to transfer some powers and responsibilities from the British government to the local bodies or municipalities.
- This resolution was a significant step towards decentralization and democratization of the Indian political system.
Additional Information
- Lord Mayo was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872, before Lord Ripon.
- Lord Mayo established the Land-improvement Act and the Departments of Revenue, Agriculture, and Commerce on June 9, 1871.
- He made a strong case for Indians' need for a basic education.
- Lord Canning was the Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- After the Indian government was transferred from the British East India Company to the crown, Canning oversaw its reorganization.
- In 1859, he was granted an earldom.
- He reorganized his executive council by instituting departmental distribution of responsibilities through the Indian Councils Act of 1861.
- Lord Lytton was the Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880, after Lord Northbrook.
- Because of the way he handled the Second Anglo-Afghan War and the Great Indian Famine of 1876–1878, he is widely considered as a merciless viceroy.
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